Giorgos Pontikis
He was born in Athens in 1976. From a young age he came in contact with clay working in the family traditional pottery workshop. He studied Graphic Arts, but his passion for clay led him to devote himself to ceramics. Later he attended classes in Sculpture Ceramics and Materials Technology, with teachers Menandros Papadopoulos and Costas Tarkasis. He has also attended Raku, reduction and alternative baking seminars, which stimulated him to experiment and engage with such techniques in his workshop.
He creates unique sculptural forms with the Raku technique in an open fire furnace. He combines metal surfaces, terra sigillata and colored glazing.
Group exhibitions
- 2017 “DIVERSITY”, Balkan Art Gallery, Xanthi.
- 2015 “NOW”, ALMA Gallery, Trikala
- 2013 51st Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens.
- 2012 50th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens.
- 2012 Contemporary Ceramics, Arts Center, Athens.
- 2012 “Kerameon Traces”, Paleo Arsakeio, Patras.
- 2011 “Art Elliniko”, Elliniko Fencing Building, Athens.
- 2010 49th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens.
- 2009 48th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens.
- 2008 International Center for Ceramics and Contemporary Ceramic Art, Malaki, Pelion
- 2008 47th Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens
- 2004 1st Pan-European Ceramics Competition, Maroussi, Athens
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2013 Ceramics – Sculpture, Kykeon Bar, Elefsina, Athens
DISTINCTIONS
- 2013 Praise, 51st Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Maroussi, Athens
